something to add to the "pro" column

When it comes to RA, most of the medical facts would fall into the "con" column if I made a pro/con list. The "pro" side is filled with sweet truths that God has taught us, but there's pretty much nothing from doctors over there because, medically speaking, RA isn't a good thing.

Except for in a study that was published this week and led by the guy in the picture: "A signaling protein released during rheumatoid arthritis dramatically reduced Alzheimer's disease pathology and reversed the memory impairment of mice bred to develop symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease." In other words, having RA makes it unlikely that I'll get Alzheimer's. And the weirdo physiology of those of us with RA might be providing a breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer's. (Makes you think of Genesis 50:20, doesn't it? "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.")

Score one for the "pro" side.